Largely owing to the efforts of Walter Arthur Copinger, who was supported by Richard Copley Christie, the Bibliographical Society was founded in London in 1892; Copinger was the Society's first president, and held the post for four years. His own work in the field, however, lacked accuracy.[1]
The first fifty years of the Bibliographical Society were documented in the book The Bibliographical Society, 1892–1942: Studies in Retrospect.[2]The Book Encompassed, a volume of essays marking the Society's centenary was published in 1992.[3]
The Society's archive is housed at the Bodleian Library and may be used by scholars and members of the Society.[5]
Publicationsedit
The Society has published a journal since 1893, originally entitled Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. In 1920 it took over publication of The Library (issued since 1889) and adopted that as the main title of the Transactions. (The Library was founded in 1889 by John Young Walker MacAlister.[6]) The different series of the Transactions and The Library are:
Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, vol. 1–15 (1893–1919)
The Library, vol. 1–10 (1889–1898)
The Library, Second/New series, vol. 1–10 (1900–1910)
The Library, Third series, vol. 1–10 (1910–1919)
The Library, Fourth series, vol. 1–26 (1920–1946)
The Library, Fifth series, vol. 1–33 (1946–1978)
The Library, Sixth series, vol. 1–21 (1979–1999)
The Library, Seventh series, vol. 1– (2000– )
The Library (ISSN 0024-2160; 1744-8581) is a quarterly journal and is issued free to members who also receive a copy of all books published by the Society.
In 1937, Harry Carter, Ellic Howe, Alfred F. Johnson, Stanley Morison and Graham Pollard started to produce a list of all known pre-1800 type specimens. The list was published in The Library in 1942.[7] However, because of the war, many libraries at the European continent were no longer accessible.
Gold medaledit
The Society occasionally awards a gold medal for "distinguished services to bibliography to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of the subject and the furtherance of the Society's aims."[8]
^Carter, Harry; Howe, Ellic; Johnson, A. F.; Morison, Stanley; Pollard, Graham (1 March 1942). "A List of Type Specimens". The Library. 4. XXII (4). Bibliographical Society: 185–204. doi:10.1093/library/s4-XXII.4.185.
^"Gold Medallists". The Bibliographical Society. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^"Gold Medalists". Bibliographical Society. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
External linksedit
Bibliographical Society official website
Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, 1893-, London: Bibliographical Society, 1893 (HathiTrust)
April 16, 2024
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For other uses see Bibliographical Society disambiguation The Library journal redirects here For other uses see The Library Founded in 1892 The Bibliographical Society is the senior learned society dealing with the study of the book and its history in the United Kingdom Bibliographical SocietyThe Bibliographical Society of London UKBibliographical Society LogoFormation1892Founded atLondon England UKTypeLearned societyLegal statusCharityHeadquartersUniversity of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HUFieldsHistory of books and publishingOfficial languageEnglishKey peopleWalter Arthur Copinger Richard Copley ChristieWebsitehttp www bibsoc org uk aboutLargely owing to the efforts of Walter Arthur Copinger who was supported by Richard Copley Christie the Bibliographical Society was founded in London in 1892 Copinger was the Society s first president and held the post for four years His own work in the field however lacked accuracy 1 The Society holds a monthly lecture between October and May usually on the third Tuesday of the month at the Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House The first fifty years of the Bibliographical Society were documented in the book The Bibliographical Society 1892 1942 Studies in Retrospect 2 The Book Encompassed a volume of essays marking the Society s centenary was published in 1992 3 Contents 1 Objectives 2 Library and archives 3 Publications 4 Gold medal 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksObjectives editThe objectives of the Society are to promote and encourage study and research in the fields of historical analytical descriptive and textual bibliography the history of printing publishing bookselling bookbinding and collecting to hold meetings at which papers are read and discussed to print and publish a journal The Library and books concerned with bibliography to maintain a bibliographical library from time to time to award a medal for services to bibliography to support bibliographical research by awarding grants and bursariesLibrary and archives editThe Society s library was housed at Stationers Hall in the City of London but moved to Senate House in January 2007 In 2017 it moved again to the Albert Sloman Library at the University of Essex 4 The Society s archive is housed at the Bodleian Library and may be used by scholars and members of the Society 5 Publications editThe Society has published a journal since 1893 originally entitled Transactions of the Bibliographical Society In 1920 it took over publication of The Library issued since 1889 and adopted that as the main title of the Transactions The Library was founded in 1889 by John Young Walker MacAlister 6 The different series of the Transactions and The Library are Transactions of the Bibliographical Society vol 1 15 1893 1919 The Library vol 1 10 1889 1898 The Library Second New series vol 1 10 1900 1910 The Library Third series vol 1 10 1910 1919 The Library Fourth series vol 1 26 1920 1946 The Library Fifth series vol 1 33 1946 1978 The Library Sixth series vol 1 21 1979 1999 The Library Seventh series vol 1 2000 The Library ISSN 0024 2160 1744 8581 is a quarterly journal and is issued free to members who also receive a copy of all books published by the Society In 1937 Harry Carter Ellic Howe Alfred F Johnson Stanley Morison and Graham Pollard started to produce a list of all known pre 1800 type specimens The list was published in The Library in 1942 7 However because of the war many libraries at the European continent were no longer accessible Gold medal editThe Society occasionally awards a gold medal for distinguished services to bibliography to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of the subject and the furtherance of the Society s aims 8 Bibliographical Society Gold Medallists 9 Year Recipient1929 Eames Wilberforce1929 Haebler Konrad1929 James Montague Rhodes1929 McKerrow Ronald Brunlees1929 Pollard Alfred W 1932 Madan Falconer1935 Kenyon Frederic G 1935 Greg Walter Wilson1948 Morison Stanley1948 Gibson Strickland1951 Ferguson Frederic Sutherland1951 Scholderer Victor1956 Kronenberg Maria Elizabeth1956 Johnson Alfred Forbes1957 Wroth Lawrence C 1960 Lowe Elias Avery1960 Oldham J Basil1965 Jackson William Alexander1969 Bowers Fredson1969 Pollard Graham1975 Carter John1975 Ker Neil Ripley1978 Nixon Howard M 1982 Bischoff Bernhard1982 Keynes Geoffrey1984 Foxon David1986 Kristeller Paul Oskar1988 Pantzer Katharine1990 McKenzie Donald Francis1992 Hobson Anthony R A 1994 Martin Henri Jean1997 Alston Robin1999 Barker Nicolas1999 Fabian Bernhard2001 Watson Andrew G 2003 Davison Peter Hobley2005 McKitterick David2007 Rhodes Dennis2009 Hellinga Lotte2011 Needham Paul2013 Foot Mirjam2014 Doyle Ian2015 Tanselle G Thomas2017 Mosley James2019 Carley James P 2021 Twyman Michael2023 Peter BlayneySee also editSir Frank Francis and Julian Roberts former joint secretaries of the Society Society for the History of Authorship Reading and Publishing Books in the United Kingdom Bibliographical Society of America The Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Official WebsiteReferences edit Lee Sidney ed 1912 Copinger Walter Arthur Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement Vol 1 London Smith Elder amp Co The Bibliographical Society 1892 1942 Studies in Retrospect London 1949 Peter Davison ed The Book Encompassed Studies in Twentieth century Bibliography Cambridge 1992 ISBN 978 0 521 41878 2 Library and Archives The Bibliographical Society 8 January 2013 Retrieved 24 January 2022 Catalogue of the archive of the Bibliographical Society 1892 1999 Bodleian Archives amp Manuscripts MacAlister John Y W Who s Who 1389 1916 Carter Harry Howe Ellic Johnson A F Morison Stanley Pollard Graham 1 March 1942 A List of Type Specimens The Library 4 XXII 4 Bibliographical Society 185 204 doi 10 1093 library s4 XXII 4 185 Gold Medallists The Bibliographical Society 8 January 2013 Retrieved 24 January 2022 Gold Medalists Bibliographical Society Retrieved 29 April 2016 External links editBibliographical Society official website Transactions of the Bibliographical Society 1893 London Bibliographical Society 1893 HathiTrust Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bibliographical Society amp oldid 1200512491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
